The Evening Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 310, Ed. 1 Monday, January 16, 1882 Page: 1 of 4
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\£ol. 1. No. 310.
Flush the Gutters.
The slushy condition of the streets
might be in a measure modified by the
use of the fire hydrants. The mud
might be washed off.
Arrivals at Vance Hotel.
W J Thornton Seguin; C M Rog-
nette St Louis; W C Dugger N Y; C
Garber Waco; J P Lilly Illinois; J E
Jobe Harwood; M McEarly Sunset;
D W Allen son T J A lien son Macon;
J F Thompson W O Kretmyer
Houston.
The McCoy Murder Case.
A jury was formed on Friday for the
trial of J. P. Wright for the murder of
Dick McCoy. The jury is a very intel-
ligent one and as universal sympathy
is expressed for the prisoner it is gen-
erally expected that he will be ac-
quitted. । $
Accident on the Sunset.
Yesterday the Houston train was de-
layed several hours by running off the
track. It seems that about four miles
from San Antonio the rain had under-
mined a sleeper and this combined
with the greasy state of the rails caused
the train to leave the track. Several
persons were bruised but none are
seriously injured. Some damage was
however done to the stock. The pas-
sengers came on with a tender late last
evening.
Monger Hotel Arrivals.
Wm Denison Denver Cob Hal
Gosling Fred Niggli Castroville; A
Marx New Orleans; C M Johnson
Palestine; W H Bush J A Mcßae
Laredo; J J Murphy E T Comegys
USA; E B Ramsay Aurora; L Lea-
man New York; J M O'Donnell Nel-
son county; R King Mrs Alice King
New Orleans; Mr and Mrs Higg St
Louis; Sam Tate Jr Denver Bruce
Morgan; Henri Friend New York; A
Winter Waldo.
Mortuary Report for the Wook Ending
January 14 1882.
In ward iBth inst. Chevaz Miguel
male age 58 years Mexican native of
Texas; congestion of bowels and
stomach.
In ward 2 9th inst. Terry John W.
male aged about 40 years native of
the United States; consumption.
[Note: Stranger died at the hospital.]
In ward 1 9th inst. Rubia Mrs. F.
female aged 33 years native of Texas;
consumption. R. Menger
City Physician.
A Bold ThloL
On Saturday evening while the hands
of the San Antonio transfer company
being paid off at the office of
Messrs. Froboese & Santleben on
Houston street a bold theft was com-
mitted. Two horses saddled were
tied tq the post in front of the office;
shortly after the men were paid off it
was discovered that one of the horses
were gone and in its place was a
broken-down scrub of a pony. The
thief had taken time to remove the
saddle which was a boy’s saddle from
the horse he took and put his own on.
He left a long rope and a bridle on the
scrub. The fellow is evidently going
somewhere in a hurry and while pass-
ing along the street saw a better pony
than the one he was riding and simply
exchanged.
Ttakot 481.
San Antonio Tex. January 14 1882.
Mr. Sia. Hart:
DEAR Sir :—The committee having fully in-
vestigated into the manner of the sale of ticket
No. 481 which drew the piano at the Chase
concert on the '*h inst. as well as examined
all the correspondence telegrams etc. con-
nected therewith are fully satisfied that said
ticket was fairly purchased before the holding
of the concert by Mr. Morris Jacobs of
Brackett Texas end that he is entitled to the
piann We therefore award the piano to him.
Very respectfully
Tit to. Baldos
Chas. F. A. Hummel
N. J. COSGROVE
Committee.
—Mrs. Paschal’s homestead above con-
vent for rent. Apply on premia . |-i6-«
The Evening Light.
The next annual volksfest is to be
held in our city and as a preliminary
step the several singing associations
ano German societies had a meeting at
the Turner hall yesterday to discuss
the niatter. The following committee
was appointed to take such measures
as were necessary to inaugurate the
event: Messrs. Hadra Mauermann
Lassner Hoefling and Rosenheimer.
The time will also be settled upon.
The volksfest has become a most im-
portant event and in Galveston and
Houston where they have been very
successfully held German exclusive-
ness has been abandoned and other
classes freely invited to take a hand.
San Antonio should eclipse its sister
cities in its preparations for the volks-
fest and while our German population
is both large and affluent it should be
no reason why our entire community
should not have a pride in the reception
and entertainment of our guests from
all parts of the state.
The lack of an ample hall* makes it
necessary to erect a pavilion and no
doubt this will be done.
There is a big difference between
no-rent in Ireland and no-rent in Tex-
as.—The truth is no such conditions
exist here as exist m Ireland and we
can’t draw a comparison between the
Irish tenant and the tenant who takes
a Texas farm on shares. The Texas
tenant gives a share of the crop; if he
makes a good crop the landlord gets a
good ft or % as the case may be
but if he makes no crop he pays no
rent but the Irish tenant pays rent
crop or no crop for the use of land
that should belong to him by right and
by occupation.
One Carload Appiaa.
Vance & Edwards have just received one
carload of fine Michigan apples which they
say must be sold.
The Probata Court.
The court sat this morning at 9 o’clock
The estate of Anton Schmidt deceased was
admitted to probate.
The estate of Catherine Richter was admit-
ted to probate and letters testamentary ordered
in favor of Ernst Richter and D. S.
upon taking the oaths prescribed by law and
filing inventory of the said estate. J. L. True-
heart Edward Miles and Wm. Richter being
appointed appraisers.
Orders for the public or private sale of the
estate of the late August Nette and that of Carl
Sartor were granted.
Letters of administration were granted to
C. F. Schuchart in the estate of Pauline
Schuchart deceased subject to his taking the
prescribed oath and filing approved bond for
$20C0.
Letters of guardianship of the person and
estate of the Bitter minors were granted to
Mrs. C. Speiser upon her filing an approved
bond of $25 and taking the oath prescribed
by law. Orders for sale also granted.
Letters of guardianship were granted to
Mrs. E. Buchetti for the estate of the Buchetti
minors on condition of her taking the oath
and filing $lOO bond. Pat Campbell W.
Newmann and Narciso Leal to be appraisers.
Temporary letters of administration in the
estate of J. W. Terry were granted to Father
T. J. Johnson subject to filing a $20000
and taking the oath. The former letters of
Joseph Muir being revoked.
The will of Leandro Chavez was admitted
to probate and letters testamentary ordered in
favor of Pedro Chavez executor to fill inven-
tory; Juan G. Rodrigues Mariam Galindo and
Juan E. Barrera being appointed appraisers.
Application for partition of the estate of E.
A. Florian heard. P. H. Ward appointed
guardian ad litem of the Florian minors. Mr.
Truehart Ed. Miles and S. Cayce being ap-
pointed commissioners to ascertain whether
the property can be partitioned.
The public buildings of Philadelphia will
when completed be the finest in the United
States. They cover less space than the Capi-
tol at Washington but will cost considerably
more than that spread-out building. It will
be a good long time before they are complet-
ed wnen they will reach the awful height of
540 feet higher than any other edifice in the
world. Opposite these buildings stands the
Broad street depot of the Pennsylvania rail
road which has cost the nice sum of $3500-
000. Altogether it will be quite the court end
of the Quaker city.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS MONDAY JANUARYI6 1882.
Volksfest.
The Dioscope.
By aid of the dioscope an ingen-
ious instrument brought to public no-
tice during the Parisian electrical con-
gress patrons of the drama will hence-
forth be able to see as well as hear
their favorite operatic and histrionic
artists without moving a yard from
home. The apparatus consists of a
small “objective” lens fixed in a po-
sition commanding the stage of some
theatre and connected by an electric
wire with a diminutive white glass
plate which may be framed and set in
the panel of a private drawing-room
however distant from the play-house
in question. Total darkness having
been obtained in the room furnished
with a. dioscope a perfect picture of
the stage its scenery actors and so
forth faithful m color and absolutely
reproducing the whole performance
will become visible upon the surface of
the glass plate. Supplemented by a
telephone communicating with the
theatre the dioscope will therefore en-
able its owner to spend his evening at
the opera in dressing-gown and slip-
pers seated at home in an easy chair.
—[Electrician.
How Many Suffering Maidens
In this city will be comforted by Hazel
Kirke’s experience and ultimate happiness as
will be portrayed next Thurday evening at
Turner opera hall.
The Daughters of Mario.
The daughters of tMe once famous
tenor Mario are married and live in
London and have been very anxious
for some time past to have their father
pay them a visit but the old man is so
wedded to his Roman home his libra-
ry piano and collection of antiquities
that he never could be persuaded to
quit the Holy City. Finally the young
ladies consulted with one of Mario’s
oldest friends in Rome Prince Ones-
calchi and between them they concoct-
ed a little plot The prince called one
day on Mario and asked him if he
would come with him to take an ex-
cursion into the country. The old
man consented with alacrity and off
the two friends started in a comfortable
car singularly well provided with wraps
luncheon etc. for a short journey. At
first Mario was too much interested in
the conversation of his friend to note
the length of time he had been travel-
ing but finally he asked him how far
they were going. “Oh a little further”
was the sole response which was re-
peated from time to time till several
hours had passed and still the termi-
nating point of the excursion was as far
off as ever. At last Mario grew restive
and insisted upon knowing whither he
taken. “Well if you must
know” made answer Prince Odescal-
chi. “to Paris and London.” And so
the old singer was successfully carried
off and is perhaps still with his rejoicing
children to this day.—[Court Journal.
At a reception given to Oscar Wilde
by Mrs. John Mack of New York on
the evening of the 9th inst. the aes-
thete according to the New York
Herald was dressed as follows:
Mr. Wilde wore an evening dress-
coat which if worn by a common-
place young man would have been
pronounced supremely old-fashioned.
A double-breasted white duck vest
with six pearl buttons was cut low
enough to display a broad expanse of
white shirt front of pique the grain of
the fabric running latitudinally. Its
immaculate purity was made more ap-
parent by a large solitaire composed
of pearls and diamonds. From his
watch pocket a silken fob depended.
To this several gold chains were at-
tached. These and the pin were his
only articles of jewelry. Under a deep
rather too wide turn down collar was
folded a two-inch cambric cravat. His
trousers if such a word is to be found
in his vocabulary proved that his taste
in dressing.was beyond the reach and
comprehension of the ordinary society
votary. They were of shining black
doeskin cut to display an ample allow-
ance of thighs and reaching to the
knees. The latter part of his anato-
my and his lower extremities were en-
cased in black silk stockings. Patent
leather pumps tied with large black
silk bows completed his outfit. His
ears struggled to make their way out of
the flowing locks which covered them.
The Passenger Agent's Primer.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Who is this pompous-looking man ?
He is a Passenger Agent. He is very
like a lawyer for he gets his living by
telling lies about every body’s road
his own included. He can build more
roads and regulate their polity better
(in his mind) than either Jay Gould or
Vanderbilt. Does he eat doughnuts
for breakfast and crackers for dinner
to save money for the company ? Oh
no my dear. The company pays for
a square meal just the same; but he
has the dyspepsia from reading of the
high living in his expense account. He
works for the “best railroad in the
country.” He always does. There is
no other road that runs through such a
peculiar climate. In winter there is a
great deal of verdancy on his line but
it is mostly in the passenger cars and
in mid-summer when passengers by
other lines are broiling in the heat and
suffocated by dust his passengers are
comfortably lolling back in cushioned
seats with light overcoats on. His
road is stone ballast steel rails patent
couplers and buffers runs all the
way in the shade conductors
and brakesmen eagerly watch-
ing for a chance to hold a crying baby
or bring a glass of water to a good-
looking lady and when the train
reaches its destination instead of hur-
rying back to get home they wait
around until the passengers are all be-
stowed safely away in ’buses car-
riages or other trains. Other roads
may claim to do this But it is not so;
his is the only line. Ask him and he
will tell you so. What is that scar on
his cheek? It was where he was
wounded in the service of his com-
pany. He was tacking up a card
(showing an enlightened public the
advantages of his line) and in his
hurry to get the card up he threw the
hammer back too far and it struck him
on the cheek knocking off that piece.
Did it dent the hammer ? I think not
my child as they make these hammers
extra hard. If you should buy a ticket
from him and find that you had to
change cars about 14 times more than
he had told you about don’t swear at
him when you get back. Just go up
to him and tell him you are going out
again but don’t like his line. He will
explain it all and if you enjoy a good
romance you will get it. It would be
nice to be a passenger-agent if you did
not have to tell the truth at all times.
Constantinople.
Constantinople is . one of the most
beautiful cities in the world; it is the
“paradisiacal city” of eastern nations.
As we approach the entrance of the
Golden Horn seated in a caique more
graceful than the gondolas of Venice
the vast and varied panorama around
us changes with every stroke of the
cars. Beyond the white walls of the
Seraglio and its masses of verdure
arise amphitheatrically one the seven
hills of the peninsuls the houses of
Stamboul—its towers the vast domes
of its mosques with their circlet of
smaller domes and its elegant mina-
rets with their balconies. On the other
side of the haven wnich is crossed by
bridges of boats there are more
mosques and towers seen through a
forest of masts and rigging and cover-
ing the slope of a hill whose summit
is crowned by regularly-built houses
and the palatial residences of Pera.
On the north vast villa cities ex-
tend along both shores of the Bos-
phorus. Towards the east on a pro-
montory of Asia there is still another
city cradled amongst gardens and
trees. This is Scutari the Asiatic
suburb of-Constantinople with its pink
houses and vast cemetery shaded by
beautiful cypress groves. Farther in
the distance we perceive Kadi-koei the
ancient Chalcedon and the smalltown
of Prinkipo one of the Princes’ islands
whose yellow rocks and verdant groves
are reflected in the blue waters of the
sea of Marmora. The sheet of water
connecting these various portions of the
huge city is alive with vessels and boats
whose movements impart animation to
the magnificent picture. «The prospect
from the heights above the town is still
more magnificent. The coasts of
Europe and Asia arc beneath our feet;
the eye can trace the sinuosities of the
Bosphorus; and far awy in the dis-
tance looms the snow-/.pped pyra-
midal summit of Mount Olympus in
10 Cents a Week
Bithynia. But this enchantment van-
ishes as soon as we penetrate into the
streets of Constantinople. There are
many parts of the town with
narrow and filthy streets which
a stranger hesitates to enter.
It is perhaps a blessing from
a sanitary point of view the conflagra-
tions so frequently lay waste and scour
large portions of the city. Scarcely a
night passes without a watchman on
the tower of the Seraskieriate giving
the alarm of fire and thousands of
houses are devoured by that element
every year. The city thus renews it- ’
self by degrees. It rises from its ashes.
purified by the flames. But formerly
before the Turks had built their city of
stone on the heights of Pera the quar-
ters detroyed by fire were rebuilt as
wretchedly as they were before. It is
different now. The use of stone has
become more general; wooden struc-
tures are being replaced by houses
built of a fossiliferous white limestone
which is quarried at the very gates of
the city; and free use is made of the
blue and grey marbles of Marmora
and of the flesh colored ones of the
gulf of Cyrica in Asia Minor in deco-
rating the palaces of the great.—
[Universal Geography by M. Reel us.
About Headaches.
From the Medical Preis sad Circular.
The approach of the winter season
will with a large number of people be
inaugural of a recurrent headache for
whicli they are unable to account at all
satisfactorily but which experience has
taught them to expect as surely as
fires and “snugness” are rendered ne-
cessary to personal comfort. It would
be well if all such sufferers were to un-
derstand the rationale of the complaint
that periodically attacks them and be
wise in time to ward off the return of
their old malady. In every case where
the headache is-not dependent on some
organic disturbance and when it is felt
only during the colder months of the
year especially in large towns it is un-
doubtedly due to the vitiated atmos-
phere of rooms lighted by gas and
rendered “snug” by close-drawn cur-
tains and draught-excluding doors
while a brilliant fire is maintained for
heating purposes. The latter is in-
deed the only preventive under the
circumstances of an absolutely poison-
ous condition of the air which is very
seriously contaminated wherever a gas-
light is employed for illumination.
Careful observations of the effects
gradually produced by prolonged con-
tinuance in such an apartment will re-
veal the fact that a feeling of oppres-
sion becoming gradually more intense
steals over one and in an increased
degree accordingly as the number of
occupants in the room is added to.
The air becomes thus heavily laden
with carbonic acid the products of
combustion of the gas and of the hu-
man tissues ; failing any free ventila-
tion this rapidly accumulates an in-
significant amount alone finding exit
by the chimney and acting on the ner-
vous systems of those using the room
induces cerebral congestion that re-
sults in serious disturbances which are
relieved only after a more or less pain-
ful period of indisposition. The reme-
dy for the evil is an efficient and con-
stant ventilation — a necessity that
every householder should see is secured
in all the rooms of his dwelling before
they are transformed into winter habi-
tations.
St. Elmo the Spiritualist.
All lovers of the wonderful should not fail to
see this great medium to-morrow night at
Turner opera hall.
One car load of fine Michigan apples by
Vance & Edwards on Houston street it
Strayed—From a flock which was being
driven from San Antonio to Concho via Ban-
dera twenty sheep marked two crops and a
crop and under-crop. Information to be given
to the Light office.
Hasel Kirke
Is the idol of the stage.
—Emerson manufactures and repairs
jewelry.
Railroad Men.—We have just received
the genuine spring bottom and best quality
Jeans Pants also complete Jeans Suits for
winter wear. Give us a trial
Cohen & Koenigheim.
—Emerson on Soledad street guaranta -.t
work one year.
—Great liargains can be had by a' *
the auction to-night at the Boston c'
Milam &
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